Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-18
FILLED HIS BROTHER-IN.LAW.
- ysrbrough Killed by +. L. Self, near
Joshua.

XaFDfOuku GU og La oClIt hSe2A
Joshua.
,,,sI to the Gazette.
iTosErA, TEX, Sept. 17.-Our little
..wn was thrown into Juror Of excite
".,. this morning by the announcement
s.t Mr.. J. F. Yavbrough, who lived
~ two miles from this place, had
s.on murdered in cold blood by T. L.
80 his brother-in-law, at about 10
o ',"iock last night. The cause, and facts
). +ne case, as near as can Oe obtained,
- shout as follows: T. L. Self is 8
Hs,lo man, and has been living
' ai.5 Yarbrough for sometime,
lining together. Il seems that
TIo..+5rough end his wife and oldest daugh-
~ aid not get along well together, and
;. e said that he sometimes abused them,
- set had threatened that II he did SO
'g.fn be would Kill him. Yarbrough
ID been absent from home for some
me, and returned yesterday morning,
~-sn he sgsin had trouble with his wife,
~ they had agreed 10 separate. His
,.rq1ter was sick and had called DR..
S1s Of this place to see her, and while
= Esg examining her the shooting took
-,ce. ID to that time Seffe~was
5-,sent IN the house, and apparently
..~biog the matter. In the meantime
yubrough was lying ont on the porch
s5e-e the rays Of the lsmp shone upon
I'm through the window, SO that be could
essliy seen from the outsides He wss
1mplsiniDg Of the cole, and had turned
y MS side or breast IS though asleep.
., al ,,.CcaI Of
- room, and in short time he wss heard
= ssy, G. d-y you, and the firing COM
-snced The first shot took effect about
hui inches behind the right nipple, the
:econd about the same distance above
ne EFT nipple. Yarbrough then jumped
- aud ran out a. the gate iltO cotton
s r.,l. and fell about fifty yards from the
-5use while he was running, or after he
ssu the third shot was fred, which took
! .ssCt in his back, just tbove the lips.
When some parties reached HIM short
me sf forwards he was dead, and his
,'otles on fire from the LAST sAot.
4 Socn after the shooting Self walked
mo the house and asked DR.. Sims for
3: knife, stating that he wanted to cut
.11s. Dr. Sims then went out after him
\ Il eAr I'LL Nul IFS AOASt lOOSC. ne
.,sn saddled him, mounted and rode
.1.7, and hasn't been heard OF since. j.
4 z Bowman, Justice Of the peace, was at
s,ce notified, and held an inquest over
ne body snd rendered a verdict in &C
u,lsrCe Tith the above facts.
Mr. J +. Yarbrough has always been
re.srded q pescesbIe, law-abiding citi-
"a. and the affair Is much regretted.
Tom Self, as be is called, is Sman
.55ut twenty-five or tWenty-siX years old,
4 SOM i've feet sDd half high, of ratheE
lib. build, light complexion and mus-
.cle, will weigh about l35 pounds. He
Tss.s white hat, high-heeled boots,
4 nl usually wears his pants in his boots,
,meghing after the cowboy style. He
rs riding 3 sorreI mare when he left.
4 laoers are on the lookout for him.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
special to the Gazette.
4 CLEBUREE, TRX-, Sept. News was
.ue.ved mere this morning that Mr. J. +.
s Tn5roucl had been hot snd killed near
1slu3 last night bY his br0ther-iR-law,
5 VI. Tom Self. Deputy Sheriff Tom
+ liter Lett this morning. FOR the scane OF
S @s homicide. II WGs reported here that
3 81, Slf went last night TIC Mr.. Var
iagl's house, where some of Var
1olsl's family were sick. Some of
-s ueighhOrS were present sitting up
VIII the sick. Mr. Yarbrough had gone
q the gallery and was asleep when
{ NI walked out of the house and COM
.ac6d firing on him. Family unpless-
r,uess is said to be the cause. SO far
Is learned, Mr.. Self has not as yet been
i!-es,ed. He fed soon after committing
e. crime.